Stephen Lawrence’s brother would help to investigate Met

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Stuart Lawrence with his mother in 2012, after seeing two men convicted for Stephen's murderChris Harris

David Rankin

Last updated at 11:26AM, March 9 2014

The brother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence would agree to take part
in an investigation into police records, he announced today.

Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, plans to appoint
an “independent multi-disciplinary team” to search the force’s archives for
any available evidence for a public inquiry into under-cover policing.

Stuart Lawrence said that his inclusion in the panel appointed to search the
Metropolitan Police records would ensure that the “job is done”.

The statement follows a report by Mark Ellison, QC, published this week, which
found that an under-cover officer passed on intimate personal details
concerning the